ONTARIO, Ontario (AP) _ Waste Connections Inc. (WCN) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $166.3 million.

The Ontario, Ontario-based company said it had profit of 64 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 83 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 81 cents per share.

The solid waste services provider posted revenue of $1.62 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.58 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $618 million, or $2.36 per share. Revenue was reported as $6.15 billion.

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